NMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex
Wang M, Yang Y, Wang CJ, Gamo NJ, Jin LE, Mazer JA, Morrison JH, Wang XJ, Arnsten AF. NMDA Receptors Subserve Persistent Neuronal Firing during Working Memory in Dorsolateral Prefrontal Cortex. Neuron 2013, 77: 736-749. PMID: 23439125, PMCID: PMC3584418, DOI: 10.1016/j.neuron.2012.12.032.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPersistent firingDorsolateral prefrontal cortexAMPA receptorsPrefrontal cortexPrimate dorsolateral prefrontal cortexSystemic ketamine administrationPersistent neuronal firingAMPAR blockadePrimate dlPFCKetamine actionKetamine administrationNMDAR blockadeNMDA receptorsSystemic ketamineNetwork firingNeuronal firingAlzheimer's diseaseReceptor influencesImpair cognitionResponse cellsRecurrent excitationSensory stimulation